Key all titles, such as "Jr" or "III", following the surname of the primary person as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.

Key all titles, such as "Jr" or "III", following the surname of the primary person as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.

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Filed:Wilkinson Order Page Key Sample 1.JPG

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=Cover page, Section header, etc.=

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[[File:Wilkinson Cover Page Sample 2.JPG]]

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Filed:Wilkinson Cover Page Sample 1.JPG

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[[File:Wiklinson No Data Sample 1.JPG]]

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Revision as of 11:47, 20 November 2012

About this project
This project will consist of keying name, rank, service place, and service date information for indivinduals listed in the order book of General James Wilkinson.

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Project Instruction
This collection contains name, rank, service place, and service date information for early American soldeirs found in the order book of General James Wilkinson, the 5th and 8th commanding general of the U.S. Army.

This project will have two form types. The first is the Order Page, from which we will key rank, name, service place, and service date.

The other form type is an Index Entry. Index pages which have the names of people will be keyed in the header above a dotted line. Index pages that do not have names on them will be marked as "Cover page, Section header, etc."

If a name is listed more than once in an order entry, only key it the first time. Order entries are normally either one per page, or divided by a solid line if more than one order is on a page.

Do not key ranks in the Prefix field. Ranks should be keyed in the Rank field.

Do not key "General James Wilkinson" when it appears below the dotted line on Index entry form types.

Index Entry

Choose the Index Entry form type for use on index images which contain name information only in the header above the dotted line. Index pages which do not have names should be labeled as "Cover page, Section header, etc." Do not key "General James Wilkinson" located below the dotted line.

Rank

Key the Rank as seen on the image using the dictionary provided to assist you.

Prefix

Key any titles before the Given name, such as "Dr", "Rev", "Mr" or "Mrs". Do not key ranks in the Prefix field. Ranks should be keyed in the rank field.

Given

Key the first name or initial and any middle names of the primary person as seen on the image using the dictionary provided to assist you. If a person appears more than once in an order, only key them once.

Surname

Key the surname of the primary person as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you. If a person appears more than once in an order, only key them once.

Suffix

Key all titles, such as "Jr" or "III", following the surname of the primary person as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.

Keying Image Samples

Filed:Wilkinson Index Entry Key Sample 1.JPG

Order Page

Choose the Order Page form type for images of handwritten orders.

Service Place

Key the military service place as seen from the location noted in the entry date and place header. Do not key the word "Contenment", which means encampment.

Service Day

Key the Service Day from the date header.

Service Month

Key the Service Month in its three letter abbreviation from the date header using the dictionary provided to assist you.

Service Year

Key the Service Year from the date header.

Rank

Key the Rank as seen on the image using the dictionary provided to assist you.

Prefix

Key any titles before the Given name, such as "Dr", "Rev", "Mr" or "Mrs". Do not key ranks in the Prefix field. Ranks should be keyed in the rank field.

Given

Key the first name or initial and any middle names of the primary person as seen on the image using the dictionary provided to assist you. If a person appears more than once in an order, only key them once.

Surname

Key the surname of the primary person as seen on the recor using the dictionary provided to assist you. The first instance of a Surname on a page will often have a checkmark placed above it.

Suffix

Key all titles, such as "Jr" or "III", following the surname of the primary person as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.

Keying Image Samples

Filed:Wilkinson Order Page Key Sample 1.JPG

Cover page, Section header, etc.

Use the “Cover page, Section header, etc” type for images that don’t contain any data, but might be interesting to look at because they provide some type of context for the image set. For instance, historical notes, affidavits, and so forth.

Keying Image Samples

Filed:Wilkinson Cover Page Sample 1.JPG

Image with no data===

Use the “Image with no data” type for images that don’t contain any data or any useful context that might be interesting for someone to look at. For instance, an image containing only the blank background or an image with a microfilm target on it.